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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Sonthakkaran<br />
| image = Sonthakkaran.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[L. Raja]]<br />
| producer = [[M. Saravanan (film producer)|M. Saravanan]]<br>M. Balasubramanian<br/>[[M. S. Guhan]]<br />
| writer = [[V. C. Guhanathan]] '''(Dialogues)'''<br />
| screenplay = V. C. Guhanathan<br />
| story = V. C. Guhanathan<br />
| starring = [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]<br>[[Nirosha]]<br>[[Sarath Babu]]<br>[[Madhuri (Tamil actress)|Madhuri]]<br />
| music = [[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]]<br />
| cinematography = K. S. Selvaraj<br />
| editing = R. Vittal<br>S. B. Mohan<br />
| studio = [[AVM Productions]]<br />
| distributor = [[AVM Productions]]<br />
| released = 16 June 1989<br />
| runtime = 128 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| image_size = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Sonthakkaran''''' (English: Relative) is a [[Tamil films of 1989|1989]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] action film, directed by [[L. Raja]] and produced by M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramanian & [[M. S. Guhan]]. The film was dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ''Kondaveeti Dada''. The film stars [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]], [[Nirosha]] in lead roles, while [[Sarath Babu]], [[Madhuri (Tamil actress)|Madhuri]], [[Radha Ravi]] and [[S. S. Chandran]] portray pivotal roles.<ref>{{cite web<!--|title=Thaimel Aanai Vinyl LP Records-->|url=https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sonthakaran-chandrabose-Tamil-LP-Record-Bollywood-India-1287-/312642409402?hash=item48caf093ba|title=Sonthakkaran Chandrabose Tamil LP Record Bollywood India-1287|publisher=ebay|accessdate=16 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://spicyonion.com/movie/sondhakkaran/|title=Sonthakkaran Tamil Movie|publisher=spicyonion.com|accessdate=16 February 2020}}</ref> The film had musical score by [[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]]. The film was released on 16 June 1989. The film was commercially successful upon release.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Rajadurai ([[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]) arrests Yuvaraj ([[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]) for raping a woman and killing an old man. Chalapathi Rao ([[Radha Ravi]]) father of Yuvaraj gets Rajadurai trapped in false rape charge and he loses his job. Yuvaraj comes back from the Jail to take revenge against Rajadurai.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
*[[Arjun Sarja]] as Rajadurai "Raja"<br />
*[[Nirosha]] as Rekha<br />
*[[Sarath Babu]] as Chelladurai<br />
*[[Madhuri (Tamil actress)|Madhuri]] as Lakshmi<br />
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Chalapathi Rao<br />
*[[S. S. Chandran]] as Singaram<br />
*[[Nasser]] as Yuvaraj<br />
*[[Charle]] as a resident of Bharath Nagar <br />
*[[Chinni Jayanth]] as Vasu<br />
*[[Silk Smitha]] as Sudha<br />
*Master Vimal as young Rajadurai<br />
*Master Suresh as young Chelladurai<br />
*Master Charan as Babu<br />
*[[G. Srinivasan (actor)|G. Srinivasan]] as Rajadurai and Chelladurai's father<br />
*[[K. K. Soundar]] as a bus conductor<br />
*Yuvasree as a victim of Yuvaraj<br />
*Kumaresan as Vasu's friend<br />
*[[Peeli Sivam]] as a police inspector<br />
*Premi as bus conductor's wife<br />
*[[Ennathe Kannaiah]] as Chelladurai's farm worker<br />
*[[Pasi Sathya]] as Sathya<br />
*[[Omakuchi Narasimhan]] as Chalapathi Rao's assistant<br />
*[[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]] as Ravayya<br />
*Azhagu as RKV<br />
*[[Thideer Kannaiah]] as Chelladurai and Sudha's servant<br />
*K. Rajan as a resident of Bharath Nagar<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]] and Lyrics were written by [[Vairamuthu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sondhakaran-orignal-motion-picture-soundtrack/1464619426|title=Sonathakkaran (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Chandrabose|publisher=Apple Music Preview|accessdate=16 February 2020}}</ref> All songs were chartbusters during the time of release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/sondhakaran-songs-T0003238|title=Sonthakkaran Songs|publisher=Raaga.com|accessdate=16 February 2020}}</ref><br />
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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Sonthakkaran<br />
| type = [[Album]]<br />
| artist = [[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1989<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length =<br />
| label = [[AVM Productions|AVM Audio]]<br>Kosmik<br />
| producer = [[AVM Productions]]<br />
| prev_title = [[Pudhiya Paadhai]]<br />
| prev_year =<br />
| next_title = [[Raja Chinna Roja]]<br />
| next_year =<br />
}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Length (min:sec) !! Lyrics !! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Sonthakkaran Yar Sonthakkaran" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]],<br>[[Vairamuthu]] (Voice Over) || 04:06 || rowspan=9|[[Vairamuthu]]|| <br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Ethala Kuthala Mathala" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. P. Sailaja]] & Chorus || 04:33 || <br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Katti Thangame Unnai" (Happy) || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. Janaki]] || 04:15 || Version 1<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Pattu Sattai Pottu Vantha" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] & Chorus || 04:32 ||<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Aththane Aththane Azhagu" || S. Janaki || 03:58 ||<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Thimingalatha Muzhingkitu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Chorus || 04:24 ||<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Katti Thangame Unnai" (Pathos) || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki || 04:35 || Version 2 <br />
|-<br />
| 8 || "Kodambakkam Virgambakkam Pakkam Povoma" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja || 04:15 ||<br />
|-<br />
| 9 || "Katti Thangame Unnai" (Pathos) || S. Janaki,<br>[[Sarath Babu]] & [[Silk Smitha]]<br>(Voice Over) || 03:58 || Version 3<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1801831|Sonthakkaran}}<br />
* {{YouTube|id=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6eYJImIZdQ5LVc1BLxI80pY3z9ge53rP|title=Sonthakkaran}}<br />
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{{L. Raja}}<br />
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[[Category:1989 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action films]]<br />
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]<br />
[[Category:AVM Productions films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]<br />
[[Category:Masala films]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by V. C. Guhanathan]]<br />
[[Category:1989 action films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s multilingual films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by L. Raja]]<br />
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